Every Sunday and some Wednesdays, Patricia welcomes Americans, Europeans and the rest of the world...Each evening, there is a guest speaker after dinner. Perhaps a writer, actor or historian - you name it, Patricia hosts them all. The wine flows freely, the food is often fabulous and the conversation even better.
See SOME UPCOMING EVENTS on www.parissoirees.com. For others, email Patricia on parissoirees@gmail.com.

Hors d’ouvres throughout the evening. Dessert served at midnight withChampagne

After dinner:

JAZZ PIANO CONCERT with Katy Roberts:

Katy Roberts is known for her solo piano performances, her accompanying skills, and for her skills as a composer, arranger and bandleader. She has been on the Parisian scene since 1990 and has led her own trio, quartet, and more recently, her quintet and septet.Her performances are top-notch, and the music has been quoted as "...jazz like we love it, swinging elegantly, moving the soul", (Jazz Magazine, April, 2003), "...

"Plane Insanity: A Flight Attendant's Tales of Sex, Rage and Queasiness at 30,000 Feet." and "Adventures of a Continental Drifter."

Elliott Hester is the bestselling author of Plane Insanity: A Flight Attendant's Tales of Sex, Rage and Queasiness at 30,000 Feet. His second book, Adventures of a Continental Drifter, is a humorous account of his one-year trip around the world. He is a recipient of the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award, presented by the Society of American Travel Writers. A former Salon.com columnist, Elliott's current column, "Continental Drifter", reaches more than 10 million readers each month. His work has appeared in prominent magazines such as National Geographic Traveler, Reader's Digest, Caribbean Travel & Life, Maxim, Details, and Endless Vacations. At the moment, he's also writing "Postcards from Paris ", a travel blog for the Los Angeles Times: http://travelblogs.latimes.com/paris/ADDRESS:Chez Patricia: 13 rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris. Metro: Sentier (line 3). Take the rue des Petits Carreaux exit (very important). The boulevard in fron of you is rue Reaumur. Cross rue Reaumur. The street on the left should be rue des Petits Carreaux. Walk 2 blocks up on rue des Petits Carreaux. You’ll face an HSBC branch . (There’s Café Honoré on the right). That’s rue de Clery. Make a short left (30 seconds) onto rue de Clery and then immediately a right onto rue de Mulhouse.Tel: 01 43 26 12 88

PARTICIPATION:30 € for Christmas Eve Dinner. Includes the complete Dinner, cocktails and wine and Elliott's talk). Thanks for having exact change in an envelope with your name written outside of the envelope. Please include your card.GREAT FOOD! Special Christmas Eve Menu: Strawberry Daiquiris and Pina Coladas (cocktails) to begin. Then Roasted Turkey And Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, Sweet Potatoes, Other Vegetable Dishes,Wild Rice, and Dessert. Free flowing wine.

Designed by T. J. Byrne (http://www.tombyrne.com) (See Events & Future Events).http://www.parissoirees.com Tap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 11years, brings you Mondays and Wednesdays an "insider" view on life in Paris with tips on how to maneuver the system for working, living, visiting, and particularly investing in property in Paris and France! Subscribe today: http://www.parlerparis.com Free English-language Classifieds... www.Franglo.com is the premiere online community for Anglophones in France and others who want to connect. You can read and post classified ads in dozens of different categories, and it's fast, easy and free to publish your own ads. Visit http://www.franglo.comWeb Site Help....when you want your web site and on-line marketing tools to perform to their best, we have the solutions. Contact Julie Vetter. Check out our portfolio at http://askjv.infoComputer Problems? All PC and Mac repairs. Virus and spyware cleaning, network and Internet installation, data recovery and backup, laptop repairs. Affordable friendly service in Paris, in English. 9 Rue de Liban (Arr 20) Metro: Menilmontant Tel 01 43 58 76 59 email: maintenance@lixao.comwww.lixao.com/maintenance (Special Paris Soirees member discount)Patricia Laplante-Collins13, rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris, FranceTel: 33 1 43 26 12 88Email: parissoirees@hotmail.comhttp://www.parissoirees.com

Tom ByrneTom was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland where has worked as a painter for 22 years. He graduated as an industrial model builder, from the College of Marketing and Design, Dublin. He then went to the USA where he trained for two years.Upon his return to Ireland he resumed a career in painting, founded two arts organizations in Ireland and became a member of the United Arts Club, Fitzwilliam square, Dublin.

In 2004 he had his first solo show and in that same year moved to France with his French wife Amelie. On arriving he began an eight month course in Trompe L’oeil and Faux Painting effects at L’ecole des Peintres where he mastered techniques of painting in egg tempera, as well as much of the secret chemistry of paint. Images of Provence often appear in Tom's work. He is inspired by the strong summer light and the softer winter landscape.

Tom Byrne has just returned, this December 2006, from three weeks in New York where he decorated a room in the infamous Carlton Arms Hotel. The walls of the room have been painted with a mural symbolizing the legend of the apple branch and summarizing, in symbol form, core beliefs of Celtic culture; Please visit http://www.tombyrne.com

Sheila KernSheila, originally from Westerly, Rhode Island, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts (cum laude) from Syracuse University where she majored in illustration and advertising design. For eight years she worked in the Albany, New York area as an illustrator/designer and art director culminating as principle of DAS Illustration and Design Studio.

After briefly living in London where she worked as a freelance illustrator and designer primarily for Ogilvy and Mather Direct, she moved to Ireland in 1992, where she began illustrating books for publishers including Mercier Press, O’Brien Press and Sterling Publishing in NYC. She also did illustrations for advertising and industry, food packaging, and architectural renderings. Simultaneously she began receiving portrait commissions, the most substantial one being a series of oil paintings of past presidents of Bord na Gailge (an office of the Irish Government). unveiled by the Minister of the Arts, Sile Devalera. Before leaving Ireland in 2005, she also began working in interior design.

Sheila Kern moved to Paris in May of 2006 and has become an artist in residence at Galerie des Tournelles, pursuing her love of painting and delighting in the beauty of Paris interiors and the city itself.

Patricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your circle of acquaintances in a safe and stimulating atmosphere while promoting Cultural Achievement, The New Age and Paris Personalities. And we have fun! We are THE gathering place for the International Community of Paris. Enjoy! Discuss! Meet new and interesting people.

(Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in English. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African- American Literary Soirees.)

Tap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 11years, brings you Mondays and Wednesdays an "insider" view on life in Paris with tips on how to maneuver the system for working, living, visiting, and particularly investing in property in Paris and France! Subscribe today: http://www.parlerparis.com

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Paul will guide us through wines from 3 different countries: Australia, South Africa, California. Amusing anecdotes and wine history. We'll also drink these wines with dinner, after his very entertaning introduction.

In 1977 Paul Tracy left the mists of London to live in France. He has spent most of the time since in the wine and spirit trade, travelling the world buying, selling, tasting, enjoying this fascinating and infuriating business. Six years ago he set up Fine Wine World - www.fine-wine-world.com - importing wines from 15 different countries, New & Old World, into France.

He has just written what he refers to as an international wine thriller , RED CURRENT, which he will tell us more about on Sunday whilst we taste wines from the Fine Wine World selection. Perhaps we can also convince him to tellus a little about RED CURRENT

Farris Smith, Bassist will perform after dinner in different styles. Farris came to France to explore the jazz scene in a country that truly respects and continues to open it's arms to the exploration of this American art form.Visit: www.farrisjazz.com

ADDRESS:Chez Patricia: 13 rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris. Metro: Sentier (line 3). Take the rue des Petits Carreaux exit (very important). Cross Carreaux. Walk 2 blocks up on rue des Petits Carreaux. You’ll face an HSBC branch . (There the big boulevard in front of you rue Reaumur. The street on the left should be rue des Petits’s Café Honoré on the right). That’s rue de Clery. Make a short left (30 seconds) onto rue de Clery and then immediately a right onto rue de Mulhouse. Telephone: 01 43 26 12 88.

PARTICIPATION:20 € plus 5 € for the wine.We'll also pass the hat for Farris.Thanks for having exact change (25 €) in an envelope with your name (no Patricia's name ) outside.Please include your card; Please bring change for the hat for Farris Smith..

CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY.

If you don’t receive an email confirmation by Sunday morning or to reserve on Sunday, please call Patricia: 01 43 26 12 88. When you reserve, please also send your personal telephone number with the em.

Patricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon and Paris Literary Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your circle of acquaintances in a safe and stimulating atmosphere while promoting Cultural Achievement, The New Age and Paris Personalities. And we have fun! We are THE gathering place for the International Community of Paris. Enjoy! Discuss! Meet new and interesting people.

(Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday on the Ile St Louis to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in nglish. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African American Literary Soirees.)

Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday! Patricia

An American in Paris for more than 12 years, brings you Mondays and Wednesdays an "insider" view on life in Paris with tips on how to maneuver the system for working, living, visiting, and particularly investing in property in Paris and France! Subscribe today: http://www.parlerparis.com

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Thursday, November 30, 2006

RENDEZ VOUS AVEC PATRICIA. This Sunday 3 December At 18h30This week we will discover the second arrondisement together. We will meet in the famous, histoirc enclosed arcade: Galerie Vivienne (near the Bourse). Our dinner will take place at art gallery: Galerie Martine Moisan inside the enclosed arcade. Directions Are Below.

Our Guest of HonorThirza Vallois, Author, Expert On Paris

Paris: Contradictions, Myths, Charm

A unique opportunity to hear author Thirza Vallois at the Galerie Vivienne.

Thirza Vallois is the world-renowned author of the legendary "Around and About Paris" series and "Romantic Paris". She contributes regularly to the international media - BBC, PBS, CNN, the Financial Times, United Airlines' Hemispheres. She has Paris at her finger tips!The gorgeous Galerie Vivienne is one of Thirza's big-time favourites.a magical fairy-tale at Christmas. Join her on tonight's journey into this little-known neighbourhood. Fun, entertainment, inspiration, enlightenment, gossip, scandals and sex, are all on the menu.There are guides to every aspect of Paris... and then there are Thirza Vallois's extraordinary Around and About Paris Anthony Sattin, Sunday Times, January 29, 2006 Signed copies of "Around and about Paris" and "Romantic Paris" are available for purchase. Visit: www.thirzavallois.comGalerie Martine Moisan (Art Gallery)Martine, the founder. has a degree from l’Ecole nationale supérieure des Arts décoratifs and a Mastesr in Plastic Arts. She established her art gallery in 1990 and displays painters such as Christian Benoist, Jean Pierre Delisse, Claire Monnet, Caroline Tresca, … and sculptors such as Hélène Jousse, Françoise Mayeras. She also organizes "one day exhibits" on Mondays, to promote young talents (painters, sculptors, photographers, designers …)On Saturday mornings hroughout the year, Martine gives drawing classes to children and adults to discover the unusual sides of Paris:cafés, gardens, and museums, while using … coffee, syrups or chocolate as watercolors. She then exhibits the drawings in her Gallery. During the summer, she gives day trip classes around Paris or drawing bridges, streets, architecture and markets. By night, by moonlight, her groupuses head lamps to draw the shadows and the lights of Paris. (4 to 8 people maximum – price : 25EUROS per person. Age range:10 - 90). Visit: Visit: galerie.martine.moisan.fr

ADDRESS:NOT AT CHEZ PATRICIA: .The entrance to Galerie Vivienne is at 5 rue de La Banque. Take the exit rue de la Mairie de 2eme (Town Hall of the 2nd arrondisement) and you are at Place de la Bourse and the Bourse building. With your back towards the Bourse building, immediately to the left is the beginning of rue de la Banque. It's a 5 minute walk to number 5 rue de la Banque. There is an entrance marked Galerie Viivienne. look for number 6-8 which is Galerie Martine Moisan. The telephone of the gallery is 01 42 97 46 65. (Entry code given with reservations) PARTICIPATION: 20 Euros. Thanks for having exact change in an envelope with your name outside. Please include your card.

GREAT FOOD! International Cuisine. (Southern US, French or other European. Thai. . lovingly prepared as always by Patricia)

PARIS SOIREESPatricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your circle of acquaintances in a safe and stimulating atmosphere while promoting Cultural Achievement, The New Age and Paris Personalities. And we have fun! We are THE gathering place for the International Community of Paris. Enjoy! Discuss! Meet new and interesting people.

(Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday on the Ile St Louis to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in English. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African American Literary Soirees.)

Visit fab website - http://www.parissoirees.com Not yet finished but fab. Designed by T. J. Byrne (arty@tombyrne.com) (See Events then click on Future Events). http://www.parissoirees.comTap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 11years, brings you Mondays and Wednesdays an "insider" view on life in Paris with tips on how to maneuver the system for working, living, visiting, and particularly investing in property in Paris and France! Subscribe today: http://www.parlerparis.com

Free English-language Classifieds... Franglo.com is the premiere online community for Anglophones in France and others who want to connect. You can read and post classified ads in dozens of different categories, and it's fast, easy and free to publish your own ads. Visit http://www.franglo.com

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Tuesday, November 28, 2006

ADF (Audiovisual Design Factory). How You Can Empower Your Personal, Business And Marketing Impact Through Designing An Effective Image: As An Individual, If You Are Self Employed (Profession Liberale) Or A Big Business.

The Ultimate Networking Opportunity. Great Food And Wine. Conviviality. Speaker After the Cocktail. You Always Meet New And Interesting People!

MAKE CONTACTS: FOR BUSINESS, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, SELF-DEVELOPMENT. SOCIALIZING.

Our Guest of Honor: Weds 29 November At 18h30

David Lê

ADF Founder(Audiovisual Design Factory)

How You Can Empower Your Personal, Business And Marketing Impact By Designing An Effective Image.

ADF is specialized in creating effective personal and corporate images, websites and is also specialized in graphic design, streaming, print, textiles mucial production and photography.

ADF offers personal client support in the form of creating logos and posters, personalized t-shirts, film transfers (to super 8 and DVD). They also do professional quality films for important occasions.Visit: http://www.adf-studio.com/

ADDRESS:Chez Patricia: 13 rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris. Metro: Sentier (line 3). Take the rue des Petits Carreaux exit (very important). Cross Carreaux. Walk 2 blocks up on rue des Petits Carreaux. You’ll face an HSBC branch . (There the big boulevard in front of you rue Reaumur. The street on the left should be rue des Petits’s Café Honoré on the right). That’s rue de Clery. Make a short left (30 seconds) onto rue de Clery and then immediately a right onto rue de Mulhouse.

PARTICIPATION:15 Euros in an envelope and lots of business cards (one for Patricia. Some to exchange with others). (Please bring a pen and paper to this presentation, for note taking.)GREAT FOOD & WINERESERVATIONS PLEASE Patricia's Tel: 01 43 26 12 88 E-mail: parisnetwork@hotmail.comLooking forward to seeing you on Wednesday! Patricia

Wednesday 6 Dec At 18h30 Bold Consulting Founder, Lynette BiancoPARIS SOIREESPatricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your circle of acquaintances in a safe and stimulating atmosphere while promoting Cultural Achievement, The New Age and Paris Personalities. And we have fun! We are THE gathering place for the International Community of Paris. Enjoy! Discuss! Meet new and interesting people. Visit our fab website - http://www.parissoirees.com/ Designed by T. J. Byrne (arty@tombyrne.com) (See Events then click on Future Events).http://www.parissoirees.com

(Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday on the Ile St Louis to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in English. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African American Literary Soirees.)Web Site Help....when you want your web site and on-line marketing tools to perform to their best, contact Julie Vetter for a free initial consultation. Solutions that fit your needs and your budget. Portfolio at http://askjv.info

Paris Soirees Has A New Address!Patricia is so happy to have such a lovely large apartment that’s full of light for Paris Soirees. The New Flat Is In The Sentier District Just Up From The Bustling Historical Market On Rue Montorgueil And Les Halles. The Directions Are Below.RENDEZ VOUS AVEC PATRICIAThis Sunday 26 November At 18h30 Our Guest of Honor:

ADDRESS:Patricia: 13 rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris. Metro: Sentier (line 3). Take the rue des Petits Carreaux exit (very important). Cross rue Reamur. The street on the left should be rue des Petits Carreaux. Walk 2 blocks up on rue des Petits Carreaux. You’ll face an HSBC branch . (There’s Café Honoré on the right). That’s rue de Clery. Make a short left (30 seconds) onto rue de Clery and then immediately a right onto rue de Mulhouse.

PARTICIPATION 30 euros for the Thanksgiving Dinner Includes the complete Dinner, cocktails and wine). Thanks for having exact change in an envelope with your name written outside of the envelope. Please include your card. CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY.If you don’t receive an email confirmation by Sunday, please call Patricia: 01 43 26 12 88E-mail: parissoirees@hotmail.comLooking forward to seeing you for a haeartwarming Sunday dinner experience! Patricia MARK YOUR CALENDARSParis Soirees Dinners Every Sunday At 18h30.

PARIS SOIREES EVENTSPatricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your circle of acquaintances in a safe and stimulating atmosphere while promoting Cultural Achievement, The New Age and Paris Personalities. And we have fun! We are THE gathering place for the International Community of Paris. Enjoy! Discuss! Meet new and interesting people. (Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in English. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African- American Literary Soirees.)Visit our fab website - http://www.parissoirees.com Designed by T. J. Byrne (arty@tombyrne.com) (See Events & Future Events).http://www.parissoirees.comTap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 12 years, brings you Mondays and Wednesdays an "insider" view on life in Paris with tips on how to maneuver the system for working, living, visiting, and particularly investing in property in Paris and France! Subscribe today: www.Franglo.com is the premiere online community for Anglophones in France and others who want to connect. You can read and post classified ads in dozens of different categories, and it's fast, easy and free to publish your own ads. Visit http://www.franglo.com

Paris Networking Cocktail. The Ultimate Networking Opportunity. Great Food And Wine. Conviviality. Speaker After the Cocktail. You Always Meet New And Interesting People!MAKE CONTACTS: FOR BUSINESS, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, SELF-DEVELOPMENT. SOCIALIZING.Wednesday 22 November At 18h30 Our guest of honor will be:

You just graduated, and plan to practice your art as a free lance ?You already own your business, and need advice on how to manage the related red tape?You are employed, but wonder about how to sell your skills being self-employed, or you are considering changing careers, or starting a business on your own on the side ?You are unemployed, and have decided to create your job ?You are retired and wish to continue your former job part time ?

"Setting Up And Managing Your Own Free-Lance Business" (Profession Liberale) is THE book is for you !This guide provides :A detailed description of administrative steps, State aids, tax and social benefits that are available for youA training on administration principles for self-employedPractical advice and ideas to decrease your admininistration expenses, and to avoid costly administrative mistakes

About Anne :

Anne Cossé is an MBA HEC-ISA and an Ecole Polytechnique Féminine graduate.After 15 years in Corporate Banking, in Europe, Asia and the United States, she set her own business up in France, and designs cross-cultural training seminars for international firms.

She is also a Certified Acupressure Practionner (grad. in Berkeley, CA), and gives private sessions for individuals and facilitates stress management workshops for companies.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:Paris Soirees Dinners Every Sunday At 18h30.Sunday 26 November at 18h30 Paris Soirees Thanksgiving DinnerEvery Wednesday at 18h30: PARIS NETWORKING COCKTAILUnsurpassed Networking opportunities. Socializing. Great food and wine. Contact PatriciaPARIS SOIREES EVENTSPatricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your circle of acquaintances in a safe and stimulating atmosphere while promoting Cultural Achievement, The New Age and Paris Personalities. And we have fun! We are THE gathering place for the International Community of Paris. Enjoy! Discuss! Meet new and interesting people. (Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in English. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African- American Literary Soirees.)Visit our fab website - http://www.parissoirees.com Designed by T. J. Byrne (arty@tombyrne.com ) (See Events & Future Events).http://www.parissoirees.com

Tap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 12 years, brings you Mondays and Wednesdays an "insider" view on life in Paris with tips on how to maneuver the system for working, living, visiting, and particularly investing in property in Paris and France! Subscribe today: www. Franglo.com is the premiere online community for Anglophones in France and others who want to connect. You can read and post classified ads in dozens of different categories, and it's fast, easy and free to publish your own ads. Visit http://www.franglo.com

Saturday, November 18, 2006

Paris Soirees Has A New Address! Patricia is so happy to have such a lovely large apartment that’s full of light for Paris Soirees. The New Flat Is In The Hip Sentier District - Just Up From The Bustling Historical Market Rue Montorgueil And Les Halles. The Directions Are Below.

RENDEZ VOUS AVEC PATRICIAThis Sunday 19 November At 18h30 Our Guest of Honor: Jeane Freer, Spiritual Counselor Who Uses Psychological Techniques« Six Simple Techniques to Increase Your Personal Energy" We all need more energy, especially at this time of year, with the light decreasing and social demands increasing. In a short presentation, Jeane will guide you through some simple daily practices that will give you more energy and help you to "keep your eyes on the prize". You can remember and practice these on your own, to keep you energised and positive through the holiday season. Visiti: As the Christmas season approaches, stress is beginning to build up. This is the perfect time to stock up on your stress management techniques. Stress affects each of our four bodies: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. In this relaxing and enjoyable Saturday afternoon workshop, we will discuss and practice simple methods for managing stress at each of these levels of our being, to create a wholistic sense of peace and well-being. With Jeane Freer, Spiritual Counsellor in Paris. www.freer.org.

Workshop from 14h00-17h30. 40 euros.Jeane Freer is offering a workshop on Stress Management on Saturday afternoon November 28. For a description of the workshop and details contact Patricia: parissoirees@hotmail.com or 01 43 26 12 88

ADDRESS:Chez Patricia: 13 rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris. Metro: Sentier (line 3). Take the rue des Petits Carreaux exit (very important). Cross rue Reamur. The street on the left should be rue des Petits Carreaux. Walk 2 blocks up on rue des Petits Carreaux. You’ll face an HSBC branch . (There’s Café Honoré on the right). That’s rue de Clery. Make a short left (30 seconds) onto rue de Clery and then immediately a right onto rue de Mulhouse. PARTICIPATION 20 eueos. Thanks for having exact change in an envelope with your name outside. Please include your card. GREAT FOOD! International Cuisine. (Southern US, French or other European. Thai. lovingly prepared as always by Patricia)CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY.If you don’t receive an email confirmation by Sunday, please call Patricia: 01 43 26 12 88E-mail: parissoirees@hotmail.comLooking forward to seeing you for an action packed Sunday! Patricia MARK YOUR CALENDARSParis Soirees Dinners Every Sunday At 18h30. Wednesdays at 18h30: PARIS NETWORKING COCKTAILUnsurpassed Networking opportunities. Socializing. Great food and wine. Contact Patricia Wednesday 22 November at 18h30, Author Anne Cosséand her new book: “Setting Up And Managing Your Own Free-Lance Business (“Profession Liberale”)PARIS SOIREES EVENTSPatricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your circle of acquaintances in a safe and stimulating atmosphere while promoting Cultural Achievement, The New Age and Paris Personalities. And we have fun! We are THE gathering place for the International Community of Paris. Enjoy! Discuss! Meet new and interesting people. (Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in English. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African- American Literary Soirees.)Visit our fab website - http://www.parissoirees.com Designed by T. J. Byrne (arty@tombyrne.com) (See Events & Future Events).http://www.parissoirees.comTap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 12 years, brings you Mondays and Wednesdays an "insider" view on life in Paris with tips on how to maneuver the system for working, living, visiting, and particularly investing in property in Paris and France! Subscribe today: www.Franglo.com is the premiere online community for Anglophones in France and others who want to connect. You can read and post classified ads in dozens of different categories, and it's fast, easy and free to publish your own ads. Visit http://www.franglo.comWeb Site Help....when you want your web site and on-line marketing tools to perform to their best, we have the solutions. Contact Julie Vetter. Check out our portfolio at http://askjv.infoComputer Problems? All PC and Mac repairs. Virus and spyware cleaning, network and Internet installation, data recovery and backup, laptop repairs. Affordable friendly service in Paris, in English. 9 Rue de Liban (Arr 20) Metro: Menilmontant Tel 01 43 58 76 59 email: maintenance@lixao.comwww.lixao.com/maintenance (Special Paris Soirees member discount)Patricia Laplante-Collins13, rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris, FranceTel: 33 1 43 26 12 88Email: parissoirees@hotmail.comhttp://www.parissoirees.com

Friday, November 10, 2006

Paris Soirees Has A New Address! Patricia is so happy to have such a large apartment that’s full of light for Paris Soirees. The New Flat Is In The Hip Sentier District - Just Up From Les Halles And The Historic, Bustling Rue Montorgueil MarketArea. Directions Are Below.RENDEZ VOUS AVEC PATRICIAThis Sunday 12 November At 18h30Our Guest of Honor: Dale Gershwin: Author Our Lady, An Erotic Novel

Set in Paris and Singapore (home of the Seven Deadly Goldfish), animated by a twist magnetizing set of off-beat characters, spiked with surprises and dizzying twists up to its very last word, Our Lady is a blend of The Perils of Pauline (crime!) adventure! suspense!), Basic Instinct (sex!). A Moveable Feast (romantic Paris!) and Marathon Man (running for your life!)

Our Lady thrusts us into a world of international crime- sex – philosophy where almost no one and nothing are what they originally seem: friends turn out to be enemies turn out to be friends, men – women, pawns – perpetrators, servants – masters. As we switch countries, continents and cultures in rapid succession, we discover who knew what before the other guy, who is not a guy at all!In the shadow of Paris’s renowned Notre Dame Cathedral (Our Lady). Leslie Brittain, a 33 year-old American PR consultant living in the French capital is targeted as an unknowing pawn in a case and drug-drenched plan, masterminded by the Police Commissioner himself, to blow up the Cathedral. Can her machine-gun mind, daring spirit and smart-ass mouth save the day?

“Who is Gershwin anyway, and how come no one has heard of her before?”Mozaic Book Publishers. A David Applefield Book.

ADDRESS:Chez Patricia: 13 rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris. Metro: Sentier (line 3). Take the rue des Petits Carreaux exit (very important). Cross rue Reamur. The street on the left should be rue des Petits Carreaux. Walk 2 blocks up on rue des Petits Carreaux. You’ll face an HSBC branch . (There’s Café Honoré on the right). That’s rue de Clery. Make a short left (30 seconds) onto rue de Clery and then immediately a right onto rue de Mulhouse.

PARTICIPATION:20 Euros. Thanks for having exact change in an envelope with your name outside. Please include your card. GREAT FOOD! International Cuisine. (Southern US, French or other European. Thai. lovingly prepared as always by Patricia)

Looking forward to seeing you for an action packed Sunday! Patricia MARK YOUR CALENDARSParisSoirees Dinners Every Sunday At 18h30.Sunday 19 November At 18h30: Jeane Freer: “Six Easy Ways to Increase the Spiritual Energy In Your Life”Wednesdays at 18h30:PARIS NETWORKING COCKTAILUnsurpassed Networking opportunities. Socializing. Great food and wine. Contact PatriciaWednesday 8 November At 18h30: Patricia Gallot-Lavallée, Web architect: “Designing The Perfect Web Page That Does It All For You”. Wdnesday 15 November At 18h30: Writer Patricia Westheimer: “How To Write For Business”Wednesday 22 November At 18h30, "Anne CosséPARIS SOIREES EVENTSPatricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your circle of acquaintances in a safe and stimulating atmosphere while promoting Cultural Achievement, The New Age and Paris Personalities. And we have fun! We are THE gathering place for the Upwardwardly Mobile And Creative International Community of Paris.Great People Who Are Doing Interesting things. People. Enjoy! Discuss! Meet new and interesting people. (Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in English. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African- American Literary Soirees.)Visit our fab website - http://www.parissoirees.com Designed by T. J. Byrne (arty@tombyrne.com) (See Events & Future Events).http://www.parissoirees.com Tap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 11years, brings you Mondays and Wednesdays an "insider" view on life in Paris with tips on how to maneuver the system for working, living, visiting, and particularly investing in property in Paris and France! Subscribe today: www.Franglo.com is the premiere online community for Anglophones in France and others who want to connect. You can read and post classified ads in dozens of different categories, and it's fast, easy and free to publish your own ads. Visit http://www.franglo.comWeb Site Help....when you want your web site and on-line marketing tools to perform to their best, we have the solutions. Contact Julie Vetter. Check out our portfolio at http://askjv.

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Web Architect Patricia Gallot-Lavalee Shows Us: Designing The Perfect Web Page That Does It All For You. Weds 8 Nov At 18h30The example: Paris Networking CocktailThe Ultimate Networking Opportunity. Great Food And Wine. Conviviality.Speaker After the Cocktail. You Always Meet New And Interesting People!MAKE CONTACTS: FOR BUSINESS, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, SELF-DEVELOPMENT. SOCIALIZING.

Wednesday 8 November At 18h30

Our guest of honor will be:

Patricia Gallot-Lavalée, Independent Web Architect

“Designing The Perfect Web Page That Does It All For You.”

Patricia is an independent web architect. She has been working with companies such as Barclays Bank France, Journal du Net, Petro-Canada… over the past 8 years. She is a teacher at the International Multimedia Institute in La Defense, Paris.She is also the author of the soon to be published “Give me what I want fast” - 60 ways to give your e-clients what they want”.Please visit: http://www.strategy-interactive.com

ADDRESS: Chez Patricia: 13 rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris. Metro: Sentier (line 3). Take the rue des Petits Carreaux exit (very important). Cross rue Reamur. The street on the left should be rue des Petits Carreaux. Walk 2 blocks up on rue des Petits Carreaux. You’ll face an HSBC branch . (There’s Café Honoré on the right). That’s rue de Clery. Make a short left (30 seconds) onto rue de Clery and then immediately a right onto rue de Mulhouse.PARTICIPATION:15 Euros in an envelope and lots of business cards (one for Patricia. Some to exchange with others).GREAT FOOD AND WINERESERVATIONS PLEASEPatricia's Tel: 01 43 26 12 88 E-mail: parisnetwork@hotmail.com

MARK YOUR CALENDARSParis Soirees Dinners Every Sunday At 18h30.Sunday 12 November at 18h30. Author Dale Gershwin presents her Erotic Novel: “Our Lady”Every Wednesday at 18h30:PARIS NETWORKING COCKTAILUnsurpassed Networking opportunities. Socializing. Great food and wine. Contact PatriciaWednesday 15 November At 18h30: Writer Patricia Westheimer:“How To Write For Business”Wednesday 22 November, Author Anne Cossé “Setting Up And Managing Your Own Free-Lance Business (“Professional Liberal”)PARIS SOIREES EVENTSPatricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your circle of acquaintances in a safe and stimulating atmosphere while promoting Cultural Achievement, The New Age and Paris Personalities. And we have fun! We are THE gathering place for the International Community of Paris. Enjoy! Discuss! Meet new and interesting people. (Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in English. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African- American Literary Soirees.)Visit our fab website - http://www.parissoirees.com Designed by T. J. Byrne (arty@tombyrne.com ) (See Events & Future Events).http://www.parissoirees.com

Paris Soirees Has A New Address! Patricia is so happy to have such a large apartment that’s full of light for Paris Soirees. The New Flat Is In The Hip Sentier District - Just Up From Bustling Rue Montorgueil And Les Halles. The Directions Are Below.

RENDEZ VOUS AVEC PATRICIA

This Sunday 5 November At 18h30 Our Guest of Honor:

Jake Lamar, Author of "Ghosts of Saint-Michel"

Marva Dobbs has a life most people envy. An American who has lived in Paris for most of her adult life, she runs a popular soul food restaurant, and her thirty-nine year marriage has brought her a beautiful grown-up daughter. So why is she jeapordizing everything for a fling with her sous chef, a mysterious twenty-eight-year-old Algerian man named Hassan? Marva begins to ask herself the same question when she returns from vacation to find that Hassan is missing, and that he is the main suspect in the investigation into the bombing of a building in Paris that has left one man dead. Then Marva disappears, leaving her bewildered daughter and husband to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Once again, Jake Lamar delivers a riveting thriller rich with the romance, intrigue and international flavor of the City of Light.

Reviews:

Soul Food and Intrigue in the City of LightWho can resist a mystery novel that takes you to a different world and makes you feel familiar with the place even as you explore it?...With its evocation of Paris, characters so vivid that you care deeply about them (even while wishing a couple of them ill) and intrigue straight out of today's headlines, Ghosts of Saint-Michel makes for a tasty dish."

--Rosemary Herbert,Washington Post Bookworld, June 25, 2006 While hidden lives and secret agents abound, the novel is really about family and love and what it takes to hold both together. [Lamar's] unique storytelling makes for a lively read.

--Bob Meadows, People Magazine, June 26, 2006 Ghosts of Saint-Michel is a meaty read. Taking place on the eve of 9/11, this thriller ... not only serves up action and intrigue but a fair amount of history as well.

ADDRESS: Chez Patricia: 13 rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris. Metro: Sentier (line 3). Take the rue des Petits Carreaux exit (very important). Cross rue Reamur. The street on the left should be rue des Petits Carreaux. Walk 2 blocks up on rue des Petits Carreaux. You’ll face an HSBC branch . (There’s Café Honoré on the right). That’s rue de Clery. Make a short left (30 seconds) onto rue de Clery and then immediately a right onto rue de Mulhouse.

PARTICIPATION:20 Euros. Thanks for having exact change in an envelope with your name outside. Please include your card. GREAT FOOD! International Cuisine. (Southern US, French or other European. Thai. lovingly prepared as always by Patricia)CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY.If you don’t receive an email confirmation by Sunday, please call Patricia: 01 43 26 12 88E-mail: parissoirees@hotmail.comLooking forward to seeing you on Sunday! Patricia

"Wednesday 8 November At 18h30: "Designing The Perfect Web Page That Does It All For You”.

Wednesday 15 November At 18h30: Writer Patricia Westheimer: “How To Write For Business”

PARIS SOIREES EVENTS

Patricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your circle of acquaintances in a safe and stimulating atmosphere while promoting Cultural Achievement, The New Age and Paris Personalities. And we have fun! We are THE gathering place for the International Community of Paris. Enjoy! Discuss! Meet new and interesting people.

(Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in English. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African- American Literary Soirees.)

Visit our fab website - http://www.parissoirees.com Designed by T. J. Byrne (arty@tombyrne.com ) (See Events & Future Events).http://www.parissoirees.com Tap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 11years, brings you Mondays and Wednesdays an "insider" view on life in Paris with tips on how to maneuver the system for working, living, visiting, and particularly investing in property in Paris and France! Subscribe today: www.Franglo.com is the premiere online community for Anglophones in France and others who want to connect. You can read and post classified ads in dozens of different categories, and it's fast, easy and free to publish your own ads. Visit http://www.franglo.com

Web Site Help....when you want your web site and on-line marketing tools to perform to their best, we have the solutions. Contact Julie Vetter. Check out our portfolio at http://askjv.info

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

(At Patricia's New Address. Directions Below.)The Ultimate Networking Opportunity. Great Food And Wine. Conviviality. Speaker After the Cocktail. You Always Meet New And Interesting People!MAKE CONTACTS: FOR BUSINESS, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, SELF-DEVELOPMENT. SOCIALIZING.Wednesday 1 November At 18h30 Our guest of honor will be:

Lorin KaliskyFranglo.com Founder

“e-Marketing Tips & Techniques”.It has become a cliché, but it is true that the internet has changed everything. Today, armed with a website and a small budget, it is possible to market your product or service much more effectively than ever before. The internet provides powerful tools for marketers, butalso a tyranny of choice and sometimes overwhelming complexity. Franglo founder and e-marketing expert Lorin Kalisky has worked in high-tech, Web development, and electronic marketing for as almost as long as there has been an internet - in both Paris and in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you don't already know about Franglo, you should... it's a "Paris-based" community web service that lets you read and post classified ads for free. In just a year's time, Franglo has become the premiere online community "for people who speak English and live Français". In addition to his work with Franglo, Lorin has helped dozens of companies and organizations more effectively market their products and services, and increase their revenues using the internet. For more information about Franglo, visit http://www.franglo.com. To contact Lorin, email lorin@kalisky.org

ADDRESS:Chez Patricia: 13 rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris. Metro: Sentier (line 3). Take the rue des Petits Carreaux exit (very important). Cross rue Reamur. The street on the left should be rue des Petits Carreaux. Walk 2 blocks up on rue des Petits Carreaux. You’ll face an HSBC branch . (There’s Café Honoré on the right). That’s rue de Clery. Make a short left (30 seconds) onto rue de Clery and then immediately a right onto rue de Mulhouse.

PARTICIPATION:15 Euros in an envelope and lots of business cards (one for Patricia. Some to exchange with others).GREAT FOOD AND WINERESERVATIONS PLEASEPatricia's Tel: 01 43 26 12 88 E-mail: parisnetwork@hotmail.comMARK YOUR CALENDARSParis Soirees Dinners Every Sunday At 18h30.Sunday 5 November at 18h30 Author Jake Lamar ”Ghosts of Saint-Michel”Sunday 12 November at 18h30. Author Dale Gershwin’s Erotic Novel: “Our Lady”(Dale Gershwin is the pen name of Parisian Shari Segall)

Wednesday 8 November At 18h30: Patricia Gallo-Lavalée: “Designing The Perfect Web Page That Does It All For You”.

Wednesday 15 November At 18h30: Writer Patricia Westheimer: “How To Write For Business”PARIS SOIREES EVENTSPatricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your circle of acquaintances in a safe and stimulating atmosphere while promoting Cultural Achievement, The New Age and Paris Personalities. And we have fun! We are THE gathering place for the International Community of Paris. Enjoy! Discuss! Meet new and interesting people. (Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in English. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African- American Literary Soirees.)Visit our fab website - http://www.parissoirees.com Designed by T. J. Byrne (arty@tombyrne.com ) (See Events & Future Events).http://www.parissoirees.com

Tap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 11years, brings you Mondays and Wednesdays an "insider" view on life in Paris with tips on how to maneuver the system for working, living, visiting, and particularly investing in property in Paris and France! Subscribe today: www. Franglo.com is the premiere online community for Anglophones in France and others who want to connect. You can read and post classified ads in dozens of different categories, and it's fast, easy and free to publish your own ads. Visit http://www.franglo.com